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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... Management Summary ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Management Summary ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... life-threatening • Treatment ... • Evolution: Chronic ... #Summary #rheumatology
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Hypereosinophilia and ... • Clinically ... Treatment Algorithm ... #HES #Hematology ... eosinophils #diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Management Summary ... iniury, Compartment syndrome ... per day until stable ... #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Management Summary ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... but stable or chronic ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Poisoning - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... Clinical presentation ... may be ↑ or ↓ Treatment ... #Treatment
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... : • Treatment: ... Behcets #disease #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
Summary of meta-analysis ... with ‘treatment ... summarised in Tables ... EBM #Management ... Effectiveness #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Management Summary ... • Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... #management #treatment
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
upper airway cough syndrome ... postnasal drip syndrome ... percent of patients, and ... , treatments should ... #Differential #Table